Gold & Silver, Copper were found in the following states/territories
California,Nevada, Colorado, the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico
Alaska(Klondike Region)
These discoveries ignited "Gold Fever"
"My feet are sore, my heels are blistered, my legs sore and lame, my hands, neck, shoulders, sore and chafed from rope. But boys don't think I am discouraged......there is a golden glimmer in the distance."
Prospector Fred Dewey Klondike River 1897
Explain how mining camps in the western states/territories of the United States grew into towns & cities after the discovery of gold & silver.
Fanny Palmer, Across the Continent: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way, 1868
Migration West- Who is moving West & Why?
White Settlers – moving from other states such as Illinois, Indiana Missouri – new opportunities
Farmers looking for cheap land to farm - Homestead Act 1862 - now 160 acre grant of land available - must be over 21, build permanent housing & farm for 5 yrs Businessmen/women moving into boom towns - to open businesses Ranchers who wanted to raise large herds on open prairie & then send to market in cities- (Cowboys work for ranchers)
African American Settlers
Called Exodusters – building new communities in the West- fleeing oppressive Jim Crow Laws & increasing segregation & violence from the KKK
European Settlers 1870s - Immigrants from Northern Europeans
Scandinavians (from Norway, Sweden, Finland
Irish & Germans moving into the Great Plains to farm or ranch
Chinese Settlers
After building the RR, were staying in the West & turned to farming
William Willard Howard Harper's Weekly 33 (May 18, 1889)
‘In some respects the recent settlement of Oklahoma was the most remarkable thing of the present century. Unlike Rome, the city of Guthrie was built in a day. To be strictly accurate in the matter, it might be said that it was built in an afternoon. At twelve o'clock on Monday, April 22d, the resident population of Guthrie was nothing; before sundown it was at least ten thousand. In that time streets had been laid out, town lots staked off, and steps taken toward the formation of a municipal government. At twilight the camp-fires of ten thousand people gleamed on the grassy slopes of the Cimarron Valley, where, the night before, the coyote, the gray wolf, and the deer had roamed undisturbed. Never before in the history of the West has so large a number of people been concentrated in one place in so short a time. To the conservative Eastern man, who is wont to see cities grow by decades, the settlement of Guthrie was magical beyond belief; to the quick-acting resident of the West, it was merely a particularly lively town-site speculation.’
The Transformation of Chicago- How did the Railroad Transform the city of Chicago after the Great Fire in 1871? How did Chicago become a center of industry in 1880-1900? Use your text pp. 464-465 to examine the changes. Then in a 4-5 paragraph essay, you will discuss how the railroad helped the city to rebuild & transform into a modern city.
Bridging the Gap
US History - Post Civil War
Essential Question - Why do people move?
Mining
Gold & Silver, Copper were found in the following states/territories
California,Nevada, Colorado, the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico
Alaska(Klondike Region)
These discoveries ignited "Gold Fever"
"My feet are sore, my heels are blistered, my legs sore and lame, my hands, neck, shoulders, sore and chafed from rope. But boys don't think I am discouraged......there is a golden glimmer in the distance."
Prospector Fred Dewey Klondike River 1897
Explain how mining camps in the western states/territories of the United States grew into towns & cities after the discovery of gold & silver.
Cattle Industry
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Barbed Wire ImageUse the map below to describe how cattle made it to market from grazing lands farther south like Texas. Whose job was it to get the cattle North?
How did the invention of barbed wire affect life on the prairie for both ranchers & farmers?
When the cattle is driven north to places such as Omaha, NE or Sioux City, IA , what type of jobs were created in the cattle industry?
American Progress
What is the American Dream?
Choose one photo and put yourself in their shoes. How were you living the American Dream?
In Their Shoes........Life was........Our goal was.....My role in the family was.....
Pioneers Doc
Migration West- Who is moving West & Why?
White Settlers – moving from other states such as Illinois, Indiana Missouri – new opportunities
Businessmen/women moving into boom towns - to open businesses
Ranchers who wanted to raise large herds on open prairie & then send to market in cities- (Cowboys work for ranchers)
Irish & Germans moving into the Great Plains to farm or ranch
Map of the United States 1890
Analyze the map
Write 3 facts- 2 comments - 1 question
Turn - n - Talk with classmates to find/share findings
Wounded Knee Lakota Sioux - DJ
Black Hills - Crazy Horse Monument
Building the Transcontinental Railway
2 Maps for Analysis -Defining Social Darwinism & the Oklahoma Land Rush
THE RUSH TO OKLAHOMA
William Willard HowardHarper's Weekly 33 (May 18, 1889)
‘In some respects the recent settlement of Oklahoma was the most remarkable thing of the present century. Unlike Rome, the city of Guthrie was built in a day. To be strictly accurate in the matter, it might be said that it was built in an afternoon. At twelve o'clock on Monday, April 22d, the resident population of Guthrie was nothing; before sundown it was at least ten thousand. In that time streets had been laid out, town lots staked off, and steps taken toward the formation of a municipal government. At twilight the camp-fires of ten thousand people gleamed on the grassy slopes of the Cimarron Valley, where, the night before, the coyote, the gray wolf, and the deer had roamed undisturbed. Never before in the history of the West has so large a number of people been concentrated in one place in so short a time. To the conservative Eastern man, who is wont to see cities grow by decades, the settlement of Guthrie was magical beyond belief; to the quick-acting resident of the West, it was merely a particularly lively town-site speculation.’
Oklahoma Land Rush
Boomer Sooner Mascots
Building the Transcontinental Railway
cattle cars
Grain RR cars near grain elevator
filling the grain car
grain elevator on RR
Transformation of Chicago Writing Assignment
Map & Timetable of DestructionVideo - Great Chicago Fire -
The Transformation of Chicago- How did the Railroad Transform the city of Chicago after the Great Fire in 1871? How did Chicago become a center of industry in 1880-1900? Use your text pp. 464-465 to examine the changes. Then in a 4-5 paragraph essay, you will discuss how the railroad helped the city to rebuild & transform into a modern city.
Pictogram 464-465TRANSITION WORDS
Additional source: Chicago after the Fire